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December 2017

The CDC’s Word Ban Is Only Kinda Scary

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Queer Disbelief, a book Hemant edited, is now out! Go pick up a copy!

Jessica and I sat down to talk about several stories from the past week involving religion and politics.

— Did the CDC really ban words like “science-based” and “transgender”? (1:21)

— An Oregon atheist threatened to sue over a religious street banner, but he has no case. (5:42)

— An Australian politician plans to defend Christianity against mockery. (9:49)

— Ivanka Trump wishes everyone “Happy Holidays!” (16:45)

— It doesn’t matter that the BBC’s Head of Religious Programming is an atheist. (17:45)

— OKCupid says liking Donald Trump is a dealbreaker for users. (21:26)

— Democratic men are more likely to be feminist than Republican women. (23:50)

— A Milwaukee priest came out as gay, everyone celebrated it, but it’s still heartbreaking. (30:57)

— Cardinal Law is dead. (38:11)

— “Feminism” is Mirriam-Webster’s Word of the Year. (41:37)

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Congratulations, Senator Not Roy Moore!

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Jessica and I sat down to talk about several stories from the past week involving religion and politics.

— Doug Jones won the Senate race in Alabama! That means Roy Moore can ride Sassy horribly into the sunset. (1:47)

— Roy Moore’s spokesman doesn’t understand we’re not a theocracy. (11:30)

— Kentucky pastor and State Rep. Dan Johnson killed himself after his lies were exposed by investigative journalists. (21:45)

— Why the Catholic Church covered up the death of Irene Garza. (30:35)

— Liberty Counsel’s “Naughty and Nice” list is more sinister than you think. (34:05)

— What the heck just happened in Israel? (38:21)

— Donald Trump just ruined Christmas in Jesus’ hometown. (41:49)

— The Johnson Amendment repeal won’t be in the GOP’s tax scam bill. (43:30)

— The Mormon Church was teaching a lot of lies about homosexuality in 1981. (49:33)

— Christianity was the big loser in Alabama’s election. (58:10)

— How to tell your kids about Santa without lying to them. (1:04:24)

— Satanists want $35,000 from a Minnesota town for a monument they built but couldn’t use. (1:07:44)

— The CDC is banning words like “science” and “evidence” from budget documents. (1:14:14)

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Jesus and the Wedding Cake of Bigotry

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Jessica and I sat down to talk about several stories from the past week involving religion and politics.

— The Supreme Court heard the case of an anti-gay Christian baker. (1:13)

— Roy Moore only has one issue on his platform: Abortion. Should Democrats have run an anti-abortion candidate? (10:40)

— Pat Robertson told a woman collecting unemployment checks that she needs to keep tithing if she wants to find a job. (27:50)

— Kim Davis will be challenged for her county clerk seat by a gay man whose marriage license she once denied. (29:43)

— The Pope may change the Lord’s Prayer. (32:10)

— A GOP-appointed Florida commission may put church/state separation on the 2018 ballot. (35:04)

— Why would Mike Pence stick with Donald Trump? Because it’s part of God’s Plan for him. (40:48)

— Ravi Zacharias, whose falsified his credentials for years, blames you for his lies. (48:29)

— A former priest was finally convicted of a murder that happened 50 years ago. (56:44)

— Jessica unleashes an epic rant brought about by the question: Is hugging still okay? (58:09)

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